Journal of Infrastructure Systems · 2009 · 50 citations · 1 references
Natural ResourcesEnvironmental ManagementWater Resources ManagementInfrastructure Asset ManagementWater Resource ManagementWater Resources EngineeringAsset ManagementUrban Water SystemsUtilities ManagementWastewater Collection SystemsWastewater ManagementWater ManagementAsset Management PolicyLong-term ObjectivesMunicipal Wastewater ManagementShort-term ObjectivesUrban Infrastructure Asset ManagementWastewater CollectionWastewater Collection PlanningWastewater Infrastructure Management
Pipelines account for the lion’s share of the lifetime costs of any typical urban wastewater collection. While the deterioration of pipeline is the obvious “frontline” reason to adopt asset management practices, a more overarching driver is the need to gravitate toward sustainable development and set short- and long-term objectives encompassing economic, social, and environmental goals. Optimizing the expenses and providing the required levels of service to customers are the twin targets of wastewater utilities. Oslo Vann og Avløpsetaten—the water/wastewater utility in the Norwegian capital, considered as case study in this paper, is sprucing up its data bank, rightly realizing that a very effective information management system is the spine of asset management.
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